When Mercy Hospital, an anchor institution and a major employer, left Hamilton, Ohio in 2006, the city was left with a brownfield site in the heart of downtown.
Just over 10 years later and with the help of countless community partners, the city of Hamilton has successfully reinvented the space as a premier park and community gathering center.
Marcum Park has become a central gathering place for the community and has spurred investment that are helping to revitalize the urban core.
Continue reading in Revitalization: the journal of urban, rural and environmental resilience.
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